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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>AskMen's Top 10 Hottest Women in Tech</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/01/askmens-top-10-hottest-women-in-tech/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/01/askmens-top-10-hottest-women-in-tech/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/01/askmens-top-10-hottest-women-in-tech/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a></p><a href="http://ca.askmen.com/toys/top_10_200/235_top_10_list.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/gam_holtk_490.jpg" /></a><br />AskMen, IGN's online magazine for the XY chromosomatic, recently <a href="http://ca.askmen.com/toys/top_10_200/235_top_10_list.html">compiled a list</a> of the ten most alluring tech-savvy ladies. Unsurprisingly, six of the ten women are current or former employees of G4TV, including <em>Cheat</em>'s Kristen Holt (pictured above) and <em>X-Play</em>'s Morgan Webb. PSP-licker-turned-journalist <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2005/12/12/psp-licker-vows-to-rub-games-on-her-butt/">Jessica Chobot</a> also ranks at number three.<br /><br />As a number of comments on the article have pointed out, there's a few noteworthy names missing from the list. Where is <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/02/joystiq-interviews-jade-raymond-of-assassins-creed/">Jade Raymond</a>, <em>Assassin's Creed</em>'s delightful producer; or Layla Kayleigh, G4's pint-sized British news correspondent? Oooh, what about <a href="http://oghc.blogspot.com/">Old Grandma Hardcore</a>, that saucy, foul-mouthed minx? We'd like to see just how "hardcore" she really is, if you know what we mean.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://ca.askmen.com/toys/top_10_200/235_top_10_list.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/01/askmens-top-10-hottest-women-in-tech/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1052544/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/01/askmens-top-10-hottest-women-in-tech/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>AskMen</category><category>TopTen</category><category>Women</category><dc:creator>Griffin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-12-01T17:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>GamesRadar finds ten of the world's best gamers, you aren't one</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/24/gamesradar-finds-ten-of-the-worlds-best-gamers-you-arent-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/24/gamesradar-finds-ten-of-the-worlds-best-gamers-you-arent-one/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/24/gamesradar-finds-ten-of-the-worlds-best-gamers-you-arent-one/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a></p><a href="http://www.gamesradar.com/us/pc/game/news/article.jsp?releaseId=2006032219817514003&amp;articleId=200711239291393082&amp;sectionId=1006&amp;pageId=2007112394150531054"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/gimmegimmegimmejimmywoods_490.jpg" /></a><br />Sorry, neither are you, <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=iL6tzOoHhLc&amp;feature=related">Jimmy Woods</a>. However, ten other <strike>virgins</strike> incredibly skilled gamers made it onto GamesRadar's "<a href="http://www.gamesradar.com/us/pc/game/news/article.jsp?releaseId=2006032219817514003&amp;articleId=200711239291393082&amp;sectionId=1006&amp;pageId=2007112394150531054">Ten of the godliest gamers</a>" list, playing the games they've spent humbling portions of their lives mastering. From <em>Street Fighter</em> to <em>Minesweeper</em>, prepare to have your opinion of your own gaming skills blown to smithereens. Think you're good at <em>Tetris</em>? Can you play at the speed of light, with invisible blocks? We thought not.<br /><br />Forgive us if we glance at these videos with apprehension. Don't get us wrong, the list is impressive; we're just a little hurt that we weren't included. We don't mean to brag, but we used to know a thing or two about a little game called <em>Pokemon Snap</em>. We've been told that seeing our photo of a newly-evolved Charizard bursting from the depths of a volcano, skin glistening from the polish of magma, is like feeling your soul stir deep within your chest. Please, if you have a moment, let us show you them.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.gamesradar.com/us/pc/game/news/article.jsp?releaseId=2006032219817514003&amp;articleId=200711239291393082&amp;sectionId=1006&amp;pageId=2007112394150531054>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/24/gamesradar-finds-ten-of-the-worlds-best-gamers-you-arent-one/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1047065/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/24/gamesradar-finds-ten-of-the-worlds-best-gamers-you-arent-one/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Gamers</category><category>Top-Ten</category><category>TopTen</category><dc:creator>Griffin McElroy</dc:creator><dc:date>2007-11-24T18:15:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Another list of ten top things: game weapons</title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/29/another-list-of-ten-top-things-game-weapons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/29/another-list-of-ten-top-things-game-weapons/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/29/another-list-of-ten-top-things-game-weapons/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a></p><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=GxSdKF5Fd38"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="200" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/06/hl2_gravitygun.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a>GameTrailers does the "top ten" thing and rattles off their list of the "Top Ten Game Weapons." But they didn't just go around giving honors to any old weapon willy-nilly. They stipulated, "flaming fireballs and magic spells are out, but blowing things up is definitely in." Their understandably FPS-heavy list breaks down like this: <br />
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    <li>10. Cerebral Bore (<em>Turok 2 &amp; 3</em>): <em>Turok 3</em> was a <em>bore</em>, amirite?</li>
    <li>9. Chainsaw (<em>Doom</em>): did they ever figure out why there was a chainsaw on Mars?</li>
    <li>8. Spreadgun (<em>Contra</em>): you don't use the spreadgun, do you? <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/06/27/manly-site-lists-10-manliest-games-of-all-time/">Wuss</a> ...</li>
    <li>7. Railgun (<em>Quake 2</em>): the <a href="http://www.railgun.org/">do-it-yourself</a> super weapon of hobbyists everywhere.</li>
    <li>6. Laptop Gun (<em>Perfect Dark Zero</em>): gets the "remember when this game was good?" nod.</li>
    <li>5. Energy Sword (<em>Halo 2</em>): you cheap bastard.</li>
    <li>4. Ice Beam (<em>Metroid</em>): the retro, non-FPS <em>Metroid</em> vote (not that <a href="http://www.retrostudios.com/">Retro</a>).</li>
    <li>3. BFG (<em>Doom</em>): the granddaddy of all big fuckin' guns.</li>
    <li>2. Red Turtle Shell (<em>Mario Kart</em>): the dark horse weapon of the list, and a proven way to destroy a friendship.</li>
    <li>1. Gravity Gun (<em>Half-Life 2</em>): alright, we gotta give it to them, the gravity gun is some serious weaponry. <br /></li>
</ul>
Undoubtedly, some of you are boiling over with rage that _______ wasn't included! Though the Joystiq staffers don't agree on much ("tastes great" ... "no, less filling") we did unite in our disappointment regarding the omission of Mario's mushroom-mushing derri&egrave;re. Want to relive all those soft-focus memories with these weapons of mass enjoyment? Check out the full video embedded after the break.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14483&amp;">Evil Avatar</a>]<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350">
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